Great news: Fishery managers voted to create a coastal buffer prohibiting industrial herring trawling and protecting some of New England's richest habitat. Thanks to the 15,630 of you who submitted a comment calling for these steps!
California Governor Jerry Brown recently signed legislation to end use of harmful drift gillnets, setting in motion the transition away from this wasteful gear. It's a big win for sea lions, turtles, and other marine life.
Melting Arctic ice is opening new areas to commercial fishing. Luckily, international leaders just signed an accord to proactively protect the area—prohibiting unregulated commercial fishing until science says it's sustainable.
In addition to this cotton-swab-toting seahorse, a debris-packed albatross and shopping-bag-tangled dolphin offer eye-opening evidence of the toll that plastics are taking on our ocean.
Wildlife-related recreation on our nation's Western public lands supports 26,500 jobs and generates more than $3 billion for the U.S. economy. Our new report breaks it down.
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